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Himanshu Tiwari, a public relations officer of the Eastern Command of the Ministry of Defense, said in a statement that the report of the drone has been received over Kolkata and is currently being investigated.
Many items like drones were seen flying in the sky of Kolkata, after which the police have started investigation. He said that on Monday night, the Hastings area, Vidyasagar Setu and at least 8-10 drones were seen flying on the ground. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the officials to be vigilant. The central government has sought a report from the state government on this incident. Himanshu Tiwari, a public relations officer of the Eastern Command of the Ministry of Defense, said in a statement that the report of the drone has been received over Kolkata and is currently being investigated. Efforts are on to find out the veracity of this incident. Further information will be shared when the facts are revealed. Meanwhile, media is urged to avoid speculation.
Police sources said that these flying items, which look like a drone, were first seen by the personnel of Hastings Police Station. A police officer said, “These items like drone were seen flying from Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district late on Monday night. They kept hovering over the Hastings area, second Hooghly Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) and Fort William (Eastern Command Headquarters of Army). Unknown drones were seen in Kolkata’s park circus area. The Task Force (STF) and the Detective Department of Kolkata Police have started investigating all possible angles including espionage that we are investigating the matter from all angles including the possibility of espionage.
Meanwhile, CM Mamata Banerjee has directed administrative and police officers in the northern part of the state to be vigilant about the dangers from cross -border in strategically sensitive areas. Banerjee asked the authorities to be vigilant about potential floods due to heavy rains. The CM presided over a high -level administrative meeting during his three -day visit to North West Bengal. During his visit, he said that this area sharing international border with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh is highly sensitive.
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